1184PR Grammar essentials COLOUR LR watermark
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Words<br />
that cause<br />
confusion<br />
fewer/less<br />
For example:<br />
Adjectives<br />
uninterested/disinterested<br />
For example:<br />
For example:<br />
He has fewer friends than I have.<br />
His confidence is less than mine.<br />
Note: Fewer is used for count nouns and<br />
less for all other nouns.<br />
I dislike birds and I am uninterested<br />
in their habits. (Uninterested means not<br />
wanting to know something.)<br />
The umpire was disinterested in the<br />
final result. (Disinterested means not<br />
directly involved.)<br />
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Words that cause confusion<br />
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